The Claim
After adjusting for blood pressure, diabetes, lipids, and smoking, 34% (95% CI: 4% to 26%) of the increased coronary artery disease risk associated with higher BMI remains unexplained, indicating the presence of additional unmeasured pathways linking obesity to heart disease.
What the research says
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Higher body mass index increases the risk of coronary artery disease even after accounting for known factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, and smoking, suggesting other biological mechanisms are involved.
See the scientific wording
After accounting for all metabolic mediators, a residual 34% (95% CI: 4% to 26%) of the increased coronary artery disease risk from higher BMI remains unexplained, suggesting additional pathways beyond blood pressure, diabetes, lipids, and smoking contribute to obesity-related heart disease.
Excess fat tissue releases chemicals that cause chronic inflammation in blood vessels, which damages the inner lining and promotes plaque buildup, leading to heart disease even when blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, and smoking are controlled.
What the research says
1 studyEven after accounting for high blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, and smoking, obesity still causes about one-third more heart disease through other unknown biological reasons — and this study confirms that.
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